“When Men fly from danger, it is natural for them to run farther than they need.”
Quotes by Bernard Mandeville
“One of the greatest Reasons why so few People understand themselves, is, that most Writers are always teaching Men what they should be, and hardly ever trouble their heads with telling them what they really are.”
“private vice can be publicly beneficial”
Bernard Mandeville
Bernard Mandeville was an influential Anglo-Dutch philosopher and satirist, best known for his provocative work, The Fable of the Bees. Born in Rotterdam, he spent much of his life in England, where h...